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Arresting
Images: Impolitic Art and Uncivil Actions
Steven
C. Dubin
Routledge, 1992
This
book examines censorship in the arts in the late 1980s and early
90s. It includes extensive coverage of the controversy around Dread's
What is the Proper Way to display a US Flag? as well as in
depth recounting of censorship of Mapplethorpe, Serrano, Rushdie
and others.
Capital
Art: the culture of punishment
Smart Art Press, 2001
Catalog from Track 16 show dedicated to Mumia Abu-Jamal. Over 60 black and white images. Some of the artists featured are Sandow Birk, John Outterbridge, Robbie Conal, Dread Scott and Daniel Martinez. Writings by Mariana Botey, Martin Espada, Mike Ladd, Jerry Quickley, and Zack de la Rocha .
Editions
2001
Lower East Side Printshop, 2001
www.printshop.org
Reproductions
of Screenprints completed while on fellowship at LESP
Modern
Art in the USA: Issues and Controversies of the 20th Century
Patricia
Hills
Prentice Hall, 2001
Transgressions: The Offences of Art
Anthony Julius
Thams & Hudson, 2002
Postcards
from Black America
Published by Rob Perre, c/o Con Rumore
Uitgevers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1996
Excellent catalog of Dutch exhibit of Black American artists. Include Renee Cox, Glenn Ligon, Martin Puryear, Adrien Piper, Dread Scott, Lorna Simpson and Fred Wilson. Text in Dutch.
Blasphemy: Art that Offends
S. Brent Plate
Black Dog Publishing, 2006
Old Glory: The American Flag in Contemporary Art
David S. Rubin, curator
Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, 1994
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Dread's work has been discussed and written about in newspapers and
magazines as well as on television and radio. To the left is a select
listings of some of the books and catalogs that document or discuss
his work. Those with more lengthy discussion of Dread's work are noted.
Most are still in print and available in book stores or through online
retailers. For a complete bibliography, go to the About
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